Poem

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  • noun. A verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme.
  • noun. A composition in verse rather than in prose.
  • noun. A literary composition written with an intensity or beauty of language more characteristic of poetry than of prose.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A written composition in metrical form; a composition characterized by its arrangement in verses or measures, whether in blank verse or in rime: as, a lyric poem; a pastoral poem.
  • noun. A written composition which, though not in verse, is characterized by imaginative and poetic beauty in either the thought or the language: as, a prose poem.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A metrical composition; a composition in verse written in certain measures, whether in blank verse or in rhyme, and characterized by imagination and poetic diction; -- contradistinguished from prose.
  • noun. A composition, not in verse, of which the language is highly imaginative or impassioned
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A literary piece written in verse.
  • noun. A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.
  • noun. A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
    • Word Usage
    "What's the inspiration for the title poem of your new book?"
    cross-reference
    poetry  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    literary composition  literary work  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Alcaic  abecedarius  alcaic verse  ballad  ballade  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Jeroboam  jeroboam  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    God  article  ballad  book  chamber  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    English sonnet  Horatian ode  Italian sonnet  Petrarchan sonnet  Pindaric  
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